DragonsDescribes what man has thought about dragons since earliest times and includes tales illustrating these beliefs. |
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... dark , downward - sloping passage . After some hesitation , the man entered the mouth of the grave- and was plunged into darkness . Keeping his palms against the clammy walls , he crept forward . As he de- scended , the air took on the ...
... dark , downward - sloping passage . After some hesitation , the man entered the mouth of the grave- and was plunged into darkness . Keeping his palms against the clammy walls , he crept forward . As he de- scended , the air took on the ...
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... darkness , of the heavens and the earth from the waters - required that the first dragons be conquered , since they ... dark and formless , two primal beings came into existence . One was male , the spirit of fresh water and the void ...
... darkness , of the heavens and the earth from the waters - required that the first dragons be conquered , since they ... dark and formless , two primal beings came into existence . One was male , the spirit of fresh water and the void ...
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... dark cav- ern to dark cavern , towed by a team of cobras and jackals , and each cavern that Ra entered grew bright with his radiance ; the dead awoke to momentary life before surrendering again to the agony of dark- ness ; and the ...
... dark cav- ern to dark cavern , towed by a team of cobras and jackals , and each cavern that Ra entered grew bright with his radiance ; the dead awoke to momentary life before surrendering again to the agony of dark- ness ; and the ...
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